Emscher Village
Temporary visitor center for the art event Emscherkunst.2013

The temporary visitor centre for EMSCHERKUNST.2013 and the Art Camp for local art associations are made from re-used overseas containers which house the different programs. By keeping the layout strictly on ground level and referring to a path through a village, not only the space inside matters, but also the various in-between spaces, sheltered by a roof or open-air.

In this way, a variety of social spaces are created while keeping the site fully permeable. Along this path spanning from the visitor centre to the Art Camp and connecting the Rhein-Herne canal to the Lindnerstrasse, different activities are plugged-in. The journey through this village and the sequence of activities go from rent a bike, information, cafes, shop and cinema, to artist village with art production and education and finally reaching the artist in residence. The path itself is defined by the different qualities of the ground: pallets, pebbles, gardens and flower fields. The roof shadows the containers, create spaces underneath sheltered from the elements and offers a spatial chromatic experience while walking through.